These assets tend to rally in tandem with ETH during periods of rising market confidence, especially when capital flows into Ethereum Layer 1s and older majors in search of beta.

Cryptocurrency has gained a hold in Americans’ investment portfolios and their retirement accounts — and now it’s a step closer to their wallets for everyday use.

Experts say the legislation could unleash a tidal wave of new stablecoins—and fresh complaints about President Trump's crypto entanglements.

Backers of the Genius Act, a potentially landmark bill that could help "stablecoins" go mainstream, say it would greatly speed electronic payments.

The GENIUS Act is likely to be signed into law on Friday and is set to change how stablecoin issuers operate both in the US and overseas.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he reached a deal with Republican lawmakers to move a cryptocurrency bill forward in the House. Earlier that day, a dozen Republicans, among them House Freedom Caucus members and Rep.

If passed, the Crypto Week legislation could lead to new ways to use the currencies, corporate adoption, and institutional investment.

It also opens the door for crypto to leave the speculative Wild West and move into the financial mainstream. Companies like PayPal, Visa, and BlackRock are already building on blockchain rails. Now, they can do it with a legal framework behind them.